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Russian government gets no bill to limit foreign ownership in local media yet

Deputies submitted on Wednesday amendments to the mass media law seeking to forbid foreigners to own more than 20% in domestic mass media, both directly and indirectly

MOSCOW, September 19. /ITAR-TASS/. The Russian government has not received yet a bill seeking to limit an ownership share of foreigners in domestic mass media to 20%, Communications and Mass Media Minister Nikolai Nikiforov said Friday.